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The season is officially a third of the way over, and we have noticed a lot of changes this season from the last. Some of these changes are for the better, some for the worse and some for the more dramatic, our favorite being the latter of course. We obviously won’t cover all aspects of change in this post, and we encourage our vets to comment on what they see as the change from last year’s epic season to this year’s rather hum-drum season.

1. TEAMS: Goodbye American Apparel, Hello Penelope

We have to say, American Apparel had to be the cutest team last season. They had Lukus, Vanessa, both Matts, and Castellano. Even Rob, who was obnoxious and self involved, was a looker. We couldn't help but giggle to ourselves watching Wind parade around the gym every week with that pink dodgeball. Not content being just pretty faces, they were fun, excitable and even their uniform flair boosted how cute they were. Off the court everyone wanted to be their friends and on this blog everyone seemed to want to be in their beds. But we seemed to have lost that sponsor and the Angels/Princesses (which was it by the way?) have been split-up more than Vinny and James. Then stepped in Penelope. Perhaps the cutest place on Earth to have brunch has somehow been blessed with the cutest players as well. The common dominator being Lukus (yes, yes, we are totally in the LFC: Lukus Fan Club, who isn’t?), but he has now been joined by cuties Dom, Giuggugiolioguoili (that's how you spell it right?) , Dykey Mikey and completely dreamy newbies Nick and Tamika. Even their team name, Inglorious Brunchers, is cuter than if kittens and puppies could mate under a rainbow. They may not be the best players, but we’d catch or throw for anyone on that team.

2. CAPTAINS: Goodbye Mikey, Hello Monica

A whole diatribe could be written about how thrilled we are to see Eastern Bloc disbanded, but that would just encourage them to do that annoying cheer more at the after parties, so we’ll just focus on the fact that their annoying behavior stemmed from their loudmouthed captain, Mikey. All hatred aside, we are slightly jealous at how well Mikey was able make a team that tight, but we won’t miss having to hear him and his disciples on the court every week or watch their displays of public affections at the after parties. The good news is Mikey has been demoted to merely a player this year (obviously with much chagrin) and thusly cannot rally a new class of annoying teammates. The even better news is that now that Monica isn’t Mikey’s second banana, he has risen back to power and is the captain of Gaydar.net (make sure you check out their awesome shirts). We felt that Monica got a little soft playing with Eastern Bloc last season because of all the team love, but now, if the Facebook pictures are any indication, the fully agro, double throwing, Carrie Underwood loving heartbreaker is back and ready to rock the Tony D center. We’re also glad to see him rocking the after parties too. Steve, we love when you’re like this… Keep it up. Now if you were only single again…

3. LESBIANS: Goodbye Niki, Hello Stacey

Now we always love the ladies, and you never forget your first love. The first lady we fell in love with was none other than Niki. A woman who can pull off pigtails and still take out most of the best guys in the league with her mad throws and amazing catches is hard not to love. What we’ve noticed lately though is Niki has been getting quiet with age. We remember our first after party many moons ago where the flip cup table was dominated by Niki and she was unstoppable on the dancefloor. Now at the after parties she opts for a quiet moment with board members or sharing a drink with the other ladies in the corner. Well, thankfully our super fun lesbian spot has been filled by Stacey. This relatively new member has stepped it up this season. She’s made every after party a little more intense, stepped up her skills on the court, could out-wrestle Hulk Hogan and sings a fierce karaoke. Just as it was with Niki before, it’s hard to find a person in the league that doesn’t adore this lady. Maybe Niki has settled down because she’s found her soul mate Jacob, but that just gives Stacey more traction to keep up the great job she’s done in representing the ladies this season.

4. HOTTEST NEWBIE: Goodbye Trevor, Hello Andreau

Mezz may have won the hottest newbie last season, but people, he has a boyfriend and he’s 100% faithful (read: boring). So we are moving the title over to Trevor, who caused quite a few waves last season and some even this season. We’ll miss Trevor’s vacant glances around the flip cup table (“Is he checking me out or still trying to figure out how this game works?”) but we’ll happily welcome the come hither bedroom eyes of Andreau. Andreau has already been busy this season and seduced a few boys with his oddly huge arms, mischievous smile, and seamlessly unending supply of tight, slogan-laden shirts. The worst part of it all is that Andreau also is incredibly NICE. We remember meeting him at an after party and *he* started the conversation with *us*. We were so flattered, that is until we realized he was that nice to everyone, sssiiiigghhhh. So gone are the days of forced conversations with Trevor (he's REALLY pretty, but too quiet and shy for his own good) and now are the days of endless flirting with Andreau and the endless fantasizing of him playing dodgeball shirtless.

5. FLIPCUP: Goodbye Truth or Dare, Hello ???

We remember last season where you didn’t come to the flip-cup table unless you were ready strip on a pole or suck on a toe. From the moment the first person uttered the words, “Now that you lost you have to do a truth or dare,” we were in love with the idea. It landed us some prime makeouts, hilarious memories and more fodder for this site than we knew what to do with. However, some little natches complained that the truth or dare aspect of the game deterred them from participating. So the board, in their infinite wisdom, has been trying to keep the nasty factor out of the game. Policing a drinking game? Really? What next? Salad bars instead of pizza at the parties to curb adult obesity? Flip-cup is fun and all, but it was even more fun when spiced up. We’ll play along with the board and say that maybe truth or dare flip cup isn’t the best way to go, but let’s think of something to make it more fun than just the same way every college kid plays. If you ask us, “Strip-Cup” has a nice ring to it…

6. THE BOARD: Goodbye Old Vanessa, Hello New Vanessa

After what we saw as a lukewarm attempt at being Commissioner last season, we have to say Vanessa has stepped it up this season. We weren’t sure she was even the right person for the job last season because she was following some incredible people before her. Paul the *old* Commissioner could command a presence like nobody’s business and ran the league with an iron fist and a devil's laugh. Vanessa came in a little weak, but this season she’s hitting her stride. We don’t know what happened down in Brazil, but she’s stronger, more decisive and shaping the league in a more fun, welcoming way. She’s even thwarted some of our best attempts at turning this league into a big gossipy mess (like with number 5). She’s also given a lot of respect to the sport we play. The refs are better, the rules are tighter and most of us have a pair of shorty shorts that would make Norman blush all because of her. Keep up the good work V.

Those are a few of the differences we have noticed and welcome you all to submit yours; good or bad. Earlier we stated that this season has been pretty hum-drum but we have 8 more weeks to make this perhaps the best season yet for BAD! We encourage you all to be bold: make out with that guy or gal you’ve had your eye on, take your shirt off at the flip cup table or get in that cage and dance your heart out to that Bon Jovi song. Just please make sure we’re there to see it. xoxo

Sticks and Stones

Well Stonewall started out innocently enough. A nice game of flip-cup in the corner, some harmless dancing on the other side, the old Eastern Bloc team making a scene with their weekly and highly annoying chant, and several dodgeballers carrying around pitchers of $10 beer. Yup, sounds like your typical Stonewall after-party for the season. There was love in the air as we watched our fair share of couples finally making good on all of that sexual chemistry that had been building since the beginning of the season. Rachel and Nicole getting down and quite dirty by the flip-cup table, Weeks and newbie Andreau making an impromptu trip to the bathroom together, and then there was the spectacle that was our favorite pocket gay and the guy with the Bo Sox hat.

Yup PG Tim is back this week, and he was ALL OVER Bo-Sox Boy on the couches. One minute they were making out, the next they were dry humping each other, we kinda felt like we were watching a Bel Ami video, right before it gets to the good stuff. Good for PG Tim though, last season we hardly could pick him out of a crowd, and now he's putting on a show that had all the boys jealous they weren't getting the same kind of attention he was receiving. We know there were phone numbers exchanged but we don't think they ended up sharing a cab. There's always the weekend...

The Bingo mistress downstairs did her best to get those dodgeball boys shirtless and drunk on shots, and it worked for some. Jeff G looked plenty blizted, and quite nice shirtless we must add, but when we saw him run to the bathroom after taking that shot, we knew it could only be trouble. It was at that point the after-after party kicked into high gear and headed to WOOF! It had been a while since we smelt the sweet sweet smell of sweat and leather. It was then that we knew the dodgeball after parties were finally kicking it into high gear and for the first time this season, it felt like the stuff newbies had only heard stories about. xoxo

Makeups and Breakups: 3-29

We aren't odds makers, but should we place our bets now? xoxo

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Tricks

We decided to take a look back at the season so far and examine all of the fun you may have missed, may have indulged in, or may have been so blackout drunk you didn't realize you had fun.

 Meet the Geek Chic Crew,  because you know looking smart by wearing glasses at dodgeball is SOOOO in this season. They will give their intellectual opinions about life, life and the pursuit of getting lucky at any dodgeball after party.

We wonder what Endre thought was soooo funny?

That's a sandwich we wish was on the menu at Project Sandwich!

We hope Norman picked a winner.

All those dance lessons are finally paying off.

Adam is either watching a documentary on the History Channel, women's golf, or Splash play. We can't tell.

We always duck when we see this face.

Two hands = double trouble.

When they say sing your heart out, they didn't mean it literally. xoxo

I Ain't One To Gossip: Bad Santa Edition

Santa Claus isn't the only one who's making a list and checking it twice: which high-flying and extremely competitive vet keeps a list of all his dodgeball sexual conquests on his iPhone and then shares it with other people in a manner of bragging? He's even so organized that he makes a designation as to whom on that list he has "penetrated". We hope he's talking about how he's penetrated their hearts, 'cause from what we saw, that's a pretty long list. We were pretty impressed with how many boys have been "naughty" with this vet. Let's hope the league is getting some penicillin in their stockings this season. xoxo

Spotted: Just Bearly

Spotted in a sea of bears, and with famed photographer Terry Richardson no less, was Eagle's very own Eric. If this was a forest, or a Grim's Fairy Tale, we would under the occasion for all the fur. Judging by all of the leather, and um lack of shirts, we are guessing this was the remnants of The Black Party or something. Whatever the reason, any excuse to get a shirt off of our favorite otter in the league is good enough for us. xoxo

Duplexal Tension

After a weekend of sunny weather and outdoor dodgeball action (did anyone else get as tan as us?), the merry men and women of BAD! came together on a dark stormy night. Not much happened on the court last evening, but off the court was a different story -which we will get to later. Open play was well attended and super fun. We must give kudos to the board for extending the open play time: well done! Then the only other mentionables is that Team Eduardo *we mean Eagle* finally had a game taken from them by Gym Bar (Gym and the Holograms = totally the cutest team name ever) and Project Sandwich ate their way to a well deserved victory. If you ask us, other than Eagle, there are no clear break away teams this season. Hmmmm, do you think maybe the board feted the teams? It also seems that they feted it so that no fun people ended up on any of the same teams. The overall attitude in the gym is pretty low energy if you ask us… What’s up with that?

Anyways, on to the good stuff: the after party at Duplex. It was quite funny to watch the dodgeballers roll in to Duplex all wet and when they got to the top of the stairs, looking around thinking, “Did I go to the right bar?” Don’t worry kids, you did. We know that Poppi wasn't there to ply us with drinks and Lady Gaga, but the post-game fun was just in the cabaret in the back. And fun it was. Perhaps you can blame it on Spring Fever, but the ‘ballers were all a bit frisky last night. Flip-Cup ruled the small theatre’s stage for the beginning of the night and everyone started to get cozy with a drink. Eduardo, Jacob and Trevor were arm wrestling in back. Apparently Eduardo and Trevor are all quiet on the hook up front, so there has to be a different way to release the sexual tension. We know Jacob would have been happy to help them with their "release".

Then Steve had the idea to change the game up a bit and do “Lip Sync For Your Life” a la RuPaul’s Drag Race. The idea had promise, and some of us were very excited to see which members would give it a go. But then it dawned on us: this was just another opportunity for attention whores (*cough* BBahr & Mikey *cough*) to beg for the spotlight some more. Luckily, we were treated to some guest stars that made us smile like Vanessa and Castellano, but our attention waned quickly and couldn’t wait for the awkwardfest to end. Steve: valiant effort, but let’s not do that again. We are still cringing a bit today at work.

With the lip service over, boys started to pair up and the new hot couple of the moment (Nick and John) was seen leaving together for a second week in a row. We wonder if they had to flip a coin for our favorite game, "Who's gonna bottom tonight?"… Then thankfully the flip cup table came back. We flipped for a bit and checked out the trade at the table, but what surprised us the most were the amount of girls that came to party. And they didn’t just sit in the corner and chat among themselves this time around. They are going to give the boys a run for their money this season. The flip cup was mostly straight forward other than a tepid attempt to get Truth or Dare going. Rumor has it that upper management is trying to put the kibosh on that game, but we’ll see how well they pull that off. Endre was throwing himself at Andreau the whole game, (can they be required to play with their shirts off this season?), Nicole and Jason traded shirts (how fierce is that girl?), we saw Bex bench pressing the boys (pocket gays at that) and guys were making out with girls (ew).

But then the royal rumpus started. Out of nowhere, Stacey, who spent most of her night in deep conversation with that blond bombshell Rachel just outside the party (Oh my! ladies Eastern Bloc was soooo last season) decided that winning last season’s “Loveliest Lady” contest wasn’t the only title she wanted: she wanted to win the WWE Championship belt as well. Like out of a scene of Wrestlemania VI, her and super cute Laura started getting down and dirty. Not that we were complaining, give the girls some jello and bikinis and we could make some serious cash at the next after-party. It was almost as if they were at a Home Depot super sale and there was only one power drill left. Stacey definitely had the upper hand but Laura held her own and thankfully when Stacey finally pinned Laura they were still all smiles. The lesbionic sexual tension was delicious. Keep it up ladies; we love when you party hard.

The night started to wind down, the music got shut off and the girls were reprimanded for wrestling, but WAIT! Jason K came to the rescue armed with pizza and munchies, and the remaining dodgeballers chowed down like they were fat kids at an all you can eat buffet. For the future, avoid all things garlic past midnight. It was at that point and we watched BBahr go home without Steve for the second time, mostly so Steve could stay and satiate his wandering eye on the flip cup table (even Stevie Wonder saw this one coming kids) and the remaining ladies and gentlemen made desperate attempts to find someone to walk home with in the rain. That was our cue to exit before we took advantage of one those lonely boys or girls. We guess when it rains, it pours. xoxo

Just Ass-king

What grown and sexy vet decided to show Urge some Eagle Love by showing them his full moon at the St. Patrick's Day post party Wednesday night? Ass Wednesdays will never be the same, but 10 pts for firmness. xoxo

Riddle Us This

Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Mo

This boy has many a hoe

Of all his tricks that are his treats

None of them ever did meet

That is until one day

Things got real gay

And suddenly he couldn't keep them at bay

So he decided, what the hay

Let's have an orgy.

Dr. Suess, eat your heart out. xoxo

There's A New Princess In Town

Hey American Apparel Angels from last season, it looks there's a new princess in town and she's totally hogging your spotlight. What gives? xoxo

What Would Snooki Say?

We don't know what happened, but we think things could get ugly. In this edition of "What Would Snooki Say", we asked Snooki what she thought of violence as the answer to any question. Being a victim of violence, due to an unfortunate punch at the Jersey Shore, we figured she was an expert on the topic.

Spoken with true class. xoxo

At The End Of The Rainbow

Happy St. Patrick's Day. We hope YOU will be celebrating the holiday like it's meant to be celebrated: by drinking your face off tonight at Woody's with the dodgeballers. If it's *anything* like last season's Masquerade Ball, we can guarantee you there will be more than a few people getting lucky tonight. xoxo

Say What: On Your Knees

What in the hell is going on in this picture? Feel free to explain, because we are dying to know how to get any of you dodgeballers on your knees on Monday nights this easy. xoxo

I Ain't One To Gossip 3-16

Which two teammates were spotted getting quite cozy this weekend at a certain league sponsored restaurant? Some would call it a date, but we think the two got together to "talk strategy". Although we are quite sure strategy was the last thing on their minds. xoxo

Just Like Last Season

Another Monday come and gone, another Tuesday morning we curse our drunken antics from the night before. If you feel like you have been by a ton of bricks and your eyes look like two piss holes in the snow, it's probably a morning after dodgeball. That's right it was the second week of the Spring season at the Tony Dapolito Center, and shit started to hit the fan last night. The girls brought their A-game last night! Did you see Henrietta Hudson's totally come back from the dead against Project Sandwich? Not only did Niki manage to take on an entire team with her amazing ability to catch anything that comes in her direction, but she saved the day by getting in all of the hunky guests in the lobby.

Speaking of Henrietta Hudson's, last night's after party was off the chain. The after party was up to it's old tricks again, pun intended. Between the flip cup and the dancing, we forgot how much fun the after parties could be. We saw several boys getting very cozy and we think it was a good night to get to "know" all of the hot newbies in our league. Sadly the pole and the cage went untouched, but we think it's only a matter of time before they get a good workout. Baby steps people, baby steps. xoxo

And So It Begins...

Taking a look at the scores, you might have thought we were looking at last season's scores. The question remains this season: Is Eagle the team to beat? Looks like they seem to think so. xoxo

Luck of the Dodgeballish

Feel like getting lucky? xoxo

Soapy Stuff: This Just Ain't Right

When ABC's soap opera One Life To Live was enjoying a ratings resurgence and newfound buzz, producers were happy to credit the gay romance of Kyle and Fish as the reason why. But now that OLTL has seen its numbers dip? The soap's brass are reportedly blaming it on their decision to go overboard with the gay stuff. Which is why Scott Evans and Brett Claywell's characters are being written off the show.

We first learned OLTL would feature a gay romance last summer; when the pair's first on-screen kiss arrived in August, the gays were agog. And middle American stay-at-home moms, too. But in October, when "Kish" got married, OLTL was trailing its soap competition, landing in sixth place (out of seven spots), when such an exciting plot development should have been reeling in the viewers.

Now showrunner Frank Valentini says, "We are concluding the story that we set out to tell with Kyle and Fish. We are very proud to have broken new ground with a same sex couple on daytime."

Characters are usually written off shows for one of two reasons: Their actors demand unreasonable salary hikes, or viewers are turned off by them. If producers were utterly pleased with the Kish storyline and the response from audiences, undoubtedly they would keep their characters around. But that doesn't appear to be happening, and so into the soap sunset they will ride. But they've had a good run, no? Kissing on camera. Sexing on camera. Marrying on camera. It's been a pretty spectacular representation of gays on television, broke ground in the genre, and we can't fault OLTL for giving it a go.

But I'm A Small!

Ok so we hope we aren't the only ones out there, but did anyone else not get the t-shirt size they ordered? While we wouldn't exactly call ourselves big, we happened to be on the receiving end of an overly large t-shirt that we practically are swimming in. We are sure there is some pocket gay out there with the same troubles as we had on Monday. We are going to have to be creative and get all Project Runway on our t-shirts and hopefully we can make it work. Or we could take a note from Week's past seasons shirts and just cut it to all holy hell. The only problem is he has something that we are sorely lacking...hot biceps. xoxo

Times Are A-Changing

The times, they are a' changing. There has been a changing of the guards so to speak around these parts. You see this site needed a little sprucing up, a little tightening around the edges, and a wee nip and tuck to keep it fresh. The old owners grew a little, well how can we put this lightly, stale.  So some fresh new blood has been brought in to make things interesting again, and to give you exactly what you want out of a gossip website - the dirt. Granted we may not know everyone's names yet, but we do if you're fucking hot when we see it. There is a new look, some new features, and lots more newbies to drool over. Don't get us wrong, we love some of the things about this site, and promise to try to keep this train running smoothly. We just will to do it with a little more flair. We promise to play nice, as long as you promise not to play too dirty. xoxo

Who Whore It Better: Swimsuit Issue

So in this edition of Who Whore It Better, we are wondering which of these beautiful boys wore their swimsuit the best? You see Lukus, Kevin, Daniel, and Kurt all happened to end up on some tropical beach with only a swimsuit and a dream. That dream being to fill out their bathing suit better than the other, and to tell you the truth, we don't know WHO won. They all give us dirty thoughts equally the same, and while we marvel Kevin's ambition to go for the gusto with a speedo, we can't say that showing more skin instantly guarantees winning this thing. That being said, it DOES help. Now we ask you, which of these hotties would YOU love to lather lotion all over while basking in the sun? xoxo

I Ain't One To Gossip: Horndog Edition

Well leave it to the league's favorite horndog to get the season started. Horny Harry barely had time to scarf down his pizza before starting to spit game at any newbie who crossed his path. After many unsuccessful tries he lurked around the flip-cup table and went on it his way. See his game may not be on the court, but it sure works off it...well most of the time. xoxo

Back In Action - Bigger and BAD!der

Bonjour mes amis. Spring may have finally sprung, and with every new spring comes new beginnings. That's right, today is the first day dodgeball is back in session. Ahh, it feels like yesterday we were making out with some newbie in the back of Cubbyhole, waiting for Kylie to play on the jukebox. Well the time has come to strap on that jock strap again, grab your IDs and locks, and remember to wash your team shirt because BAD! is back, and (no pun intended) badder than ever. I know I know, they say that every season, but we actually think this season is going to be a crazy amazing time because, well, most of the people from last season are back and they all kicked ass. For those of you who have never played, we would love to give some pointers to what you might expect from tonight (and the season).

You can expect on court dramatics. That's right they don't call gays dramatic for nothing. There will be flair, there will be cheers, there will be chants (thank god Eastern Bloc is disbanded from last season), but most of all there will be all kinds of drama on the court. Someone will bitch about a call, someone *may or may not* cross a line and the ref *may or may not* see them, someone will get hit in head accidentially, someone may or may not be hit in the balls, and of course some people may cheat. We know the honor system only goes so far, so be an adult and play fair. No one likes a cheater, they never get laid at the afterparties.

There will be dancing at the after-party. Not just any kind of dancing, but dirty, really dirty, dancing. The kinda dancing that makes you blush, and then you wonder how can people get that low? We have seen everything from jump ropes to limbo at the after-parties in the past, so really nothing would shock us at this point. Of course guys will dance with guys, and girls will dance with girls, but it's always the most crazy when the guys dance with the girls. Why, we will never know. They always seem to take it the next level, not that we are complaining. It's just funny. Although if you aren't dancing, you are probably...

You are probably ruling at the flip-cup table.  Such a big contingent of the after-parties are the fact that the flip-cup tables are where all of the action is. That's right, every dog has it's day at the table. If you aren't very good at flip-cup well we suggest you start practicing during your lunch hour because amazingness at the flip-cup table will score you cool points (and sometimes a new trick). That's right, who likes to be on a losing team during flip-cup? We may have witnessed a new trend last season at the flip-cup table called "Spin the Bottle" flip-cup which heated up many a chilly Fall night last season, we just wonder if the trend will make a comeback in the Spring. Well 9 times out of 10 if you have just played a round at the flip-cup table you may notice...

People tend to spill drinks. Yeah we know it sucks, we hate when it happens to us. It's part of the lovely nature of any bar experience. So do us a favor, don't wear your new Prada shirt and Louis Vuitton boots when you know you will be flipping a plastic cup of Bud Light in the basement of Gym Bar. Plan accordingly. Also watch your cell phones and bags, do yourself a favor and splurge on the extra two bucks for coatcheck instead of shoving it under a table. It will save you so much headache in the longrun.  We know you might not be keeping an eye on your jacket because...

You will be macking on some cute guy/girl. It's enivitable if you combine alcohol, the testerone of playing a night of dodgeball, the guys from Grindr not chatting you back, skipping dinner, and the looks from across the flip-cup table when you are kicking ass and taking names. Hooking up is human nature, it just so happens that BAD! has some of the finest ladies and hottest guys this west side of Manhattan. We don't blame you dodgeballers, hell we would hook up with them too if we looked like half of you! Our friendly suggestion would be don't cockblock your friends if you know there is some newbie they want to try to mack on. Just like cheaters, no one likes a cockblock, it's bad hook-up karma and it makes you look like a douchebag.

You will take off your clothes at some after-party this season. We know, we know, this is the one thing you say, "Nope not me, ain't gonna happen". When it's 2 AM and that pole at Henrietta Hudson's has been used more than pass around bottom at the Eagle, we won't hold it against you. That's because it happens to everyone. If it ain't at the flip-cup table, it's going to be on a bar somewhere, or perhaps on the stage at Pieces, or on the catwalk at XES, the dancefloor at Cubbyhole. Point being, you can't escape it. Everyone has their moment in time to show off their Fire Island frames, and hell some of you even make money off it. If your pretty and you know it, you will end up shirtless before the end of the night. Mark our words, and trust us no one is complaining. What's the point of putting so much time at the gym if you can't show off the goods every now and again?

We hope you dodgeballers don't disappoint us and make this the craziest season yet. Newbies, if you don't know what the hell you got yourself into, don't worry we know you will fit in just fine ;) Vets, don't take advantage of the newbies...too much. Be nice, it's their first week in a big new league and we are sure they will need a helping hand to guide the way in the beginning. Just remember, you were a newbie once before too. Ahhh, the more things change, the more they always seem to stay the same. xoxo